The FC Barcelona was warned of a problem with which already found the past week of face to the duel against Valencia: the cycles of sanction by yellow cardboards. In the last duel of LaLiga, Sergio Busquets was admonished by fifth time in the championship, reason by which could not be present in front of the Valencians.
Well, this Saturday saw the yellow card other two footballers that had four in what it goes of competition: Ivan Rakitic and Jordi Alba. The Croat was headline and saw it in the discount of the first time, whereas the Catalan saw it in the discount of the second. Two yellow postreras that will do that both are drop against the AthleticClub .
Before the party of this Saturday, Rakitic and Jordi Alba were not the only footballers that accumulated four yellow. Arturo Vidal was in his same situation and, although it was not admonished against Valencia, in the moment in which it see a cardboard more will fulfil cycle. All this arrives in the middle of a dense and complicated calendar.
Leaving at the side the duel copero in front of the Real Madrid, in which the sanctions by cycle do not affect, it is necessary to take care the admonished in the next duels in front of Athletic Club (was), Valladolid (home), Seville (was), Real Madrid (was), Ray Vallecano (home), Real Betis (was) and RCD Espanyol (home) on the way to the month of April.
Rakitic, trusted in spite of the dense calendar
Ivan Rakitic denied that the team have problems, but gave merit to the tie by the intensity of the duel copero against the Seville: "The team is of art, in perfect conditions. Go back here of this way after the big party that did against the Seville has merit. We are perfect. We expect that the annoyances of Gerard and Messi are not at all and recover well".
The Croatian midfield player finish valuing the party positively. "We have done a big effort. It is not easy to play against Valencia, that has more confidence after the last weeks", commented, adding that "the first hour has not been good, but afterwards have taken out the character and have dominated. It seemed that we were playing to the handball moving the ball around the area".